goatriders.org - 5/13/2008
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This isn't 100% certain, but the rumbling from the beatwriters is that the Cubs are looking to sign centerfielder Jim Edmonds, recently released by the Padres. From Bruce Miles' new blog :
The Cubs are asking themselves whether Edmonds has anything left in the tank, whether he's healthy and what kind of a fit he would be on the field and in the Cub's so-far harmonious clubhouse.
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